This will be broadly in
accordance with the standard Conditions of Sale (5th Edition) and copies of
these Conditions and Special Conditions of Sale are available from the
Auctioneers by post, or will be exposed for inspection in the Auction Room,
if an auction, or at the offices of the auctioneers. The highest bidder shall
be the buyer, or such price as may be agreed between the Auctioneers and the
intending purchaser and seller. Any dispute shall be settled at the absolute
discretion of the auctioneer. Every bidder shall be deemed to act as
principal unless arrangements by an agent have been made in advance with the
Auctioneers. Manorial Auctioneers shall be the agent of the vendor for the
purpose of making the Contract. In the case of private treaty the receipt by
Manorial Auctioneers of a 20% deposit and part payment forms a contract
between buyer and seller.

Reserve Prices

The sale is subject to reserve prices and the vendors have agreed that the
auctioneer may bid up to the reserve price without declaring such price. A
reserve once placed by the vendor shall not be changed without the consent of
Manorial Auctioneers.

Withdrawn Lots

No responsibility is accepted by the Auctioneers towards intending purchasers
for any lot that is withdrawn for whatever reason. Intending purchasers
should telephone the Auctioneers on the morning of the sale to check that a
lot in which they are interested is still for sale. In the event that a
vendor withdraws a lot for any reason from auction or private treaty,
Manorial Auctioneers reserves the right to charge a fee of 35% of Manorial
Auctioneers latest estimate, or middle estimate, together with value added
tax thereon, and expenses incurred in the relation to the property. Seller's
commission is 15% of the sale price plus VAT.

Buyer's Premium

The buyer shall pay to Manorial Auctioneers a premium of 20% on the price
together with the value added tax at the standard rate on the premium.

Deposits

A deposit and part payment of 20% (not subject to value added tax) of the
price shall be paid to Manorial Auctioneers Client Account, as agent to the
vendor. Having cleared the deposit cheque, the Auctioneers shall be entitled
to deduct their agreed commission, plus VAT, from the deposit before
forwarding any balance to the Vendor's Solicitors. The receipt of the deposit
and part payment by Manorial Auctioneers forms a contract between the buyer
and the seller.

Root of Title

Upon receipt of an owner's instructions to sell a property, we shall carry
out research and investigation into the Lordship or Barony, for its marketing
and promotion. It may be that the owner's deeds and documents of title are
sufficient alone to prove legal title to sell. Our research and investigation
will often disclose historical details and events and descents of former
owners through the centuries. We may be able to show historic rights to
market and fair, wreck, free warren which often enhance the value in the eyes
of potential purchasers. On the other hand, there may be no deeds or such
deeds as there may be do not show good legal title. Title may have lain
dormant for many years and the owner's title deeds and documents make no
reference to the property. This is not unusual as the Law of Property Act
(1922) effectively took away the day-to-day income of Lordships and they were
subsequently seen, until recently, as having no value with the result that
they are not referred to in family papers or title deeds and documents. In
this case, our investigation and research will not only address historical
details, events, and descents, but will also aim to unearth sufficient
material to form the basis of a Statutory Declaration which will either
become the owner's title to sell or will support such documentary title as
the owner may have. In this way, we shall give all assistance to the owner's
solicitor in his establishing title to sell the property. Whatever the
particular circumstances, we shall, as a result of an owner's instructions,
engage ourselves in time-consuming research and investigation. If the title
is offered through us for sale at auction or by private treaty, and a sale is
achieved then we would make no charge for this work of research and
investigation, and would look for no more than our sale commission. The cost
of the work would be considered by us to be covered by the sale commission.
But it may be that once we have established all supporting information or, as
the case may be, a title to sell, the property is for one reason or another
not subsequently sold by private treaty or offered for sale at auction
through us, or sold unilaterally by the vendor. In this case, we reserve the
right to require payment for the work we shall have done as a result of an
owner's instructions. Any such' payment will not be less than 35% of our last
estimate or middle estimate of value of the property, and such sum would
become payable on demand.

Pre-Auction Offers

Pre-Auction offers will only be accepted if the offerer
pays by means of cheque, credit card, cash, or direct transfer, a deposit and
part payment of 20% of' the agreed purchase price ( not
subject to value added tax) and a premium of 20% of the agreed purchase price
(plus value added tax) to the Auctioneers as agents to the vendor for the
purposes of signing the Memorandum of Contract only, and shall sign the
Memorandum of Contract. VAT does not apply to non-EU residents.

Absentee, Telephone and Postal Bids

If bidders are unable to attend the Auction, they may appoint an agent, who
must inform the Auctioneers that they are acting as an agent on behalf of a
named principal. The interests of intending purchasers are best served by
attendance at the Auction, but if this is not possible, Manorial Auctioneers
will, if so instructed, bid on their behalf. This service is free. Lots will
be bought as cheaply as allowed by such other bids and reserves as are on our
books. In the event of identical bids, the first will take precedence. Always
indicate a "top limit" — the amount to which you would bid if you
attended the Auction yourself. Such bids should be set out on the Postal Bid
Form enclosed with this catalogue and accompanied with a cheque, cash, or
direct transfer as shown on the Postal Bid Form. A telephone bidding service
is available by contacting Manorial Auctioneers. Pre-Auction bids and Auction
Room bids may be settled by Mastercard, American
Express, and Visa. Intending bidders wishing to pay the deposit and buyers premium in this way are requested to inform the
Auctioneers in advance so that arrangements can be made, thus avoiding delay
in the Contract Room. Foreign cheques will not be accepted unless
arrangements have been made in advance with the Auctioneers.

Currency Conversion

Manorial Auctioneers will credit foreign monies at the prevailing rate on the
day they are converted into sterling. Any shortfall shall be paid to Manorial
Auctioneers on demand, and any excess will be applied to the completion
amount of the Lot bought.

Estimates

Estimates are intended as a guide for prospective purchasers. Any bid within
the listed figures would, in our opinion, offer a fair chance of success, but
all Lots, depending on the degree of completion, can fetch higher or lower
prices than the estimates.

The Catalogue

While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy in catalogue particulars,
no responsibility can be accepted by the Auctioneers, Vendors, their Agents
or Solicitors for any errors that may inadvertently occur. The statements and
descriptions contained in the particulars are given as a general outline only
for the guidance of intending purchasers and do not constitute any part of an
offer or contract and, while they are believed to be correct, any intending
purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact,
and their accuracy is not guaranteed. Intending purchasers should satisfy
themselves by their own investigations, inspections, searches, and otherwise
as to the correctness of each of them. References in the particulars as to
the geographical extent of :a Lot is given for
historical interest. Any rights referred to in the particulars being part of
or any rights which may be associated with Lordships, Baronies, and Seignories are to be taken as historical. The operable
historic rights associated with their purchase must be legally established by
each new owner. In the event of any dispute, the matter shall be cognizeable in the courts of England only.

Manorial Document Rules

The Lots in any catalogue are offered for sale subject to the Manorial Document
Rules 1959 (No 1399); the Manorial Documents (Amendment) Rules 1963 (No 976);
and the Manorial Documents (Amendment) Rules 1967 (No 963), copies of which
may be applied for from the Auctioneers. These rules are mainly concerned
with the safe custody of the documents. Where documents are associated with
Lots, their location and where they may be inspected by appointment, are
given after the particulars for further historical research. Intending
purchasers should consult their Solicitor before bidding at an auction or
offering for private treaty.